(Reuters file photo)PHNOM PENH: The family of murdered Cambodian government critic Kem Ley, whose 2016 death sparked major street protesters against Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been granted a special humanitarian refugee visa by Australia and landed in the country on Saturday. Kem Ley, 46, was gunned down in broad daylight at a shop in the capital Phnom Penh on July 10, 2016. The murder case raised public suspicions of a political motive, but the convicted killer testified that he killed Kem Ley was over a debt. A Cambodian court dissolved the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) last year, following the arrest of its leader Kem Sokha on treason charges, which he says were politically motivated. Exiled Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy has raised the prospect of violence if the election is not postponed.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2018 03:33 UTC